Senior Lecturer: Managerial Accounting & Finance
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
- The School of Commerce offers the Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting qualifications and seeks to appoint suitably qualified applicants to the permanent staff who will contribute actively to the training and education of undergraduate and postgraduate students in Auditing, Financial Accounting; Managerial Accounting & Finance and Taxation, and to build the knowledge base of the disciplines through teaching, research, academic leadership and mentoring and community engagement.
- Administration of certain teaching activities within the discipline is also required. Appointed candidates may be required to teach across multiple disciplines at the undergraduate level.
Minimum requirements
- Master’s degree in the discipline plus CA(SA) designation or ACMA
- At least three (3) years working experience in lecturing, research and/or industry in the relevant discipline
- Evidence of emerging research publication record in peer-reviewed journals
- Evidence of successful supervision of postgraduate students
- Evidence of participation as a team member in a grant or submission of grant application
- Evidence of University service, and involvement in community engagement programmes
The closing date for receipt of applications is 30 August 2025.
The University, however, reserves the right to re-advertise the above position to facilitate further searches and increase the pool of applicants, and the right to not appoint and/or stop the recruitment process at any stage.
Applicants are required to complete the relevant ACADEMIC application form which is available on the Vacancies website at www.ukzn.ac.za under vacancies.
Kindly note that the University of KwaZulu-Natal (“the University”) is required to process any Personal Information (as defined by the Protection of Personal Act, 2013 “POPIA”) submitted by candidates when applying for positions at the University. The provision of the Personal Information is a requirement in terms of the University’s recruitment and selection process. The retention of any personal information is as a consequence of the University being bound by legislative requirements and / or good governance practices as well as record keeping for statistical purposes. The University will endeavour to ensure that the appropriate security measures are in place and implemented for both electronic and paper-based formats that are used for processing of the personal information recorded through this recruitment and selection process.
Benefits
The total remuneration package offered includes benefits. Appointment to this post will be on the January 2018 Conditions of service.
